US President Barack Obama, seen here speaking at a Veterans' Day (Armistice Day) ceremony, has bowed to the inevitable and cancelled plans to attempt to ratify the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty before president-elect Donald Trump takes office. (EPA photo)
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama's administration has suspended its efforts to win congressional approval for his Asian free-trade deal before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, saying that TPP's fate was up to Trump and Republican lawmakers.
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